New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-03
JEROME PARK ONCE MORE.
'.ovER 400 HORSES READY FOR RACING.

JEROME fAhA ONOG mOAsA1'
OVER 400 HORSES READY FOR RACING.
m. MONEYS MEXICAN srABLE-GEoRaE OYSTER
AND LEO H.
ma chanre from the homey course Of the Brooklyn
IocHey Club to the picturesque hills and holows OF
Jerome Park will be agreeable The only racing GROUNDS
n this broad land which Americans may presume to call
historic have seldom appeared more pleasing than they
seom at this moment to eyes weary with looking ~
naked fields green barns single roofs, painted FENCES
and barren bricks. Fault might be found with inc
wcatherbeaten grand stand, from which sun ana ram
have paint butitmay be srano
stand not to be looked at but looked from Spectators
are expected feast their on the lofty
on the sloping lawn where coaches, pretty women
bright dresses and handsome men congregate In kaeido
scopic figures the green grass on tne uee-uo''eo
Picnic HILL over which the steeplechasers cnnD ana
tumble on solemn church spire which HITS Itself iar
above the end of the straghaway COURSE onahe nhed
with its graceful curves Its hedges, walls, banks and
brooks on Croton Aqueduct; on the fat beside the cot
tage where the polo club used to reign supreme on the
speedng they appear disappear ana reappear
1t intervals; the judges and timers; ON the telegraph
board and on the betting ring.
When the sun went down yesterday some 400 horses
we're stabbed within the Enclosure where the American
Jocksy Club has entertained the public for more than
twenty years. This may be the clubs last fall meetng
at Jerome Park Before another October arrives the
lease II holds will be given up and the association
may seeh another home leaving Its present one In the
grasp Of rival II this he the farewell fall perform
ance nothing is lacking make 1t memorable Never
before In its history did the park shelter many high
class horses All the best stables In the land are
strongly represented and there going to be royal
battles between such of them Honigs Bemonts the
Dwyers' scott's. Captain :" Sam" Browns, the santa
Anita the Preakness, the Rancho del Paso Lamasney
Brothers, W. B. Jennngss, the Brookdae, young Pierre
Hnndr
unable TO stand the and tear Of long season have
been retired and the wedding out has left only sturc
campagners upon whom will devolve the duty OF earn
ing winter oats. The Jerome Park meeting Will be
boon TO steepechasers of which large number ready
for sport between the flags superintendent Barretta
was busy yesterday wadng about and looking AFTER the
comfort of his new tenants.
Harry HARDWOOD, smoking the pipe Of peace with
his between the heads Of Warrington and Brunova,
discussed the disadvantages Of steepechasing with
Mr. Barretta
81 wish you would tear down all your hedges and
walls,r he said, and give us hurdles instead The
Jumps are too narrow for than four horses es-
pecially the at the brook. The course ought to
be done away WITH
This did not sound we'll coming from the best gen.
tleman rider In the land Mr.. Barretta met tho crit
lcism with smile and walked over to the so-caIed
Mexican stable Of Mr.. Honey. Mr.. Honey is an
Engshman by birth, and his four horses were bred In
the United States yet from their having raced In
Mexico they are called Mexican The animals are
young, sound and OF great substance; their limbs
thick, but clean, and Lner feet in perfect condition.
They are looked after and trained by courteous and
patrarchai Mexican, abilities exceeded only
by his astonishing frankness.
You expect to race them here77 was ono Of the
inquiries which the writer made Of him.
"Oh, yes, SIR" he said, etfusively.
"Going to pull of some good things, too, doubt
sOh, no, sir amt gon' to do no such thing. I"
"what not going to win any races
mo, cir not as ! know OF
"Then, what in the name Of all that's wicked do
you intend to run them for
.Oh, we's tes' goin to put 'em In good company
70 see what they can do. They never raced aginst
nothin' but Mexican mustangs, an we don't know how
they'll do with good horses.
"Didn't you race them at ChicagoP
ooh. no. sir. They amt never raced In this coun-
Try That's the reason they's called Mc2ican"
"Peek Aboo is In the mile handicap on Tuesday
don't you expect him to win it . Come now, give us
the good thing"
The old gentleman bowed and scraped at this, but
positively declared that Peek Aboo not going to
win. He was earnest that one conld not help be-
hevng every word he said One of his horses appeared
TO be bleeding profusely at the mouth, and tho sight
touched Mr. Barretta's kind heart.
ooh he amt bleedln' he's ies' runnn' at the mouth
Sgner explained.
The "balI,. doubtless, was some peculiar Mexican
medicine Dissolved by the saliva it looked like blood
MI Dalv. a brother of Father Bill,r now missing,
and a Brighton Beacher, received peremptory orders
yesterday to fold up his tent unlike the Arab and hus-
tie himself and his horses away from jerome PARK
He has been running the horse Neptunus at the Gilt
ton circus the adoption by the respectable Jockey
clubs of the ruling-of clause Mr.. DAILY contended
that he had sold Neptunus but the horse has been
running In his name there was but one thhg 70 10
enforce the rule.
Tho grand stand will not spoil many handsome
dresses an IL did In the spring. Women have been
al over the structure with broom and mop and sponge
and 1t is thoroughly clean. To prove 1t the supern
tcnent rubbed his white handkerchief Of the
seats and 1t was soled in the slightest degree
Is well. The American Jockey Club may never Know
how expensive to gowns and piety those seats were
last spring. Nothing but paint couio mako ,hem
re,tv IN look at now but there is consolation In Know
ing that III they arc longer gaudy they at least are
neat
w r. Jennings tells funny story about Thomas
the trainer of Mr.. Hong's horses. 1t was brought
out by an inquiry concerning the alcged 'ha'cn 10
tween George oyster and Leo H.
.Thou,as came to before the race for the Mapf
Stakes Mr. Jennings said, and asked II ia agree .s
divide the stake with him. told MN Ia no no sur. :.
thing. INV colt wasgon' to win II and was goin u
Keen all of It, said didn't believe his hllyd ever
get second place. for was pretty sure KING crap won"
beat her. Then he offered tcslet me on ior FOO, ou
wouldn't take that, anything else, told MIN
Then he wanted to bet me $500 that Leo H. coult
heat George oyster at veeighths OF mile, ana toit
MIN I'd take him up at three-quarters But he wouidn
have ANYTHING but fvecighths. told him my col
could beat his FLY at three quarters Or or
half or any other distance but didn't propose .
match him to do It. Mr.. HONG never said wor'
shout march. 1t was all Thomas's tax"
You've a good colt In Oyster -, 4. .. III,
@Yes he's a good one. / don't intend 10 race M,
n Jerome nofhIn' up here for him. Guess ne won
tart AGAIN until I a Washington anu Baitihoio